Support

Locker and Equipement Services

TCBES has equipment that you can borrow for free for your projects and presentations. Items are, but are not limited to, a screen projector, a screen, a laser pointer/clicker, a few MacBook Pro laptops, coffee makers, etc.
To request any TCBES equipment, please contact Jeremy at tcbessup@hawaii.edu.

Vehicle Support

For vehicle reservation or to return completed forms, please contact Jeremy at tcbescar@hawaii.edu.Although we will try our best to accommodate everyone, try booking the car as early as possible to avoid disapointment.

Support Labs

Hilo Core Genomics Facility (HCGF)

The core genomics facility functions as a support lab, containing instruments for various molecular biological uses, including:

AB 3500 Genetic Analyzer

CEQ 8000 Genetic Analysis Systems

Microarray

PCR

AB StepOne Plus Real-Time PCR

Centrifuges

electrophoresis systems

NanoDrop spectrophotometer

Revco freezers (for storage)

Qubit 3.0 Fluorometer

Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer

E-gel electrophoresis system

Ion Torrent Next-generation Sequencing including the Ion Chef system

Reference materials and analytical software are also available. The facility provides DNA sequencing, genotyping services such as SNP,AFLP,STR, NGS, and Real-Time PCR. The HCGF runs workshops and training sessions to introduce current molecular and biotechnological techniques to students, faculty, and researchers as well as elementary and high school teachers. Current workshops include DNA isolation, PCR basics, gel electrophoresis, microsatellite basics, DNA sequencing, Real-Time PCR basics, and molecular cloning. The HCGF gives researchers, educators, and students the opportunity to gain access to technological services and and technical training. The HCGF is currently collaborating with the following institutions: UH Hilo, UH Mānoa, Hawaiʻi Community College, USGS-Biological Resource Division, USDA, Hawaiʻi DLNR_ Division of Aquatic Resources, USNPS, Smithsonian Institute, UC-Berkeley, Humboldt State University, Auburn University, Stanford University, and Bishop Museum.

Analytical Laboratory

The laboratory’s mission is to support research at the University of Hawaiʻi, with a primary focus on water quality and ecological research. The facility provides analytical services for researchers throughout the University of Hawaiʻi system, as well as for investigators from federal, state, and country agencies in Hawaiʻi and other universitieis. The services provided by the laboratory include:

Nutrient analyses of water samples using a Lachat Quikchem 8500 (Lachat Hach Company)

Total organic carbon and total nitrogen analysis of water samples by high-temperature combustion using a TOC/TN Analyzer ( Shimadzu TOC-V, TNM-1)

Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization Labs (SDAV)

This facility is a cyber-geo-eco informatics center that provides resources to faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, federal and state agencies and faculty from other universities. The facility provides access to state-of-the-art Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment. Field equipment available through SDAL includes:

Differential GPS units

Handheld GPS units

Spectroradiometer

Laser-locator binoculars

Tablet PCs

Airborne digital imagery collectors and the Hawaiʻi IKONOS Consortium (HIC) for satellite imagery are available through partnerships with other campuses and agencies. The facility provides training that empowers faculty and students to use visualization, modeling, and supercomputer facilities. SDAL provides easy access to Hawaiʻi-based weather, climate, hydrologic, and soils data; mapping services including data collection, analysis, production, and training. Technical support in designing, implementing, and maintaining field sensor networks and associated communication systems is available. SDAL is currently used by faculty members at UH Hilo and Hawaiʻi Community College, staff members, and graduate and undergraduate student researchers.

Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center (PACRC)

The Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center's mission is to advance long-term sustainable use and conservation of coastal areas worldwide through aquaculture and resource management. The Center promotes excellence and innovation in interdisciplinary scientific research, public policy initiatives, outreach activities, and education.

The PACRC provides:

research space for students and faculty

filtered sea water for experiments, projects, and classes

Salt, brackish, or freshwater aquaculture systems

a water quality laboratory

a pathology laboratory

quarantine facilities

a freshwater fish hatchery

a operation oyster hatchery

Growth and holding facilities for aquatic projects are also available. Current projects include a student run oyster hatchery, studies on a variety of native Hawaiian fish, a Marine Science wave radar project, and water quality analyses of waters around Hilo, Hawaiʻi. The Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center has an array of ongoing projects worldwide. The Center is currently involved with aquaculture and coastal resource management work in the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nicaragua, and Tanzania. Current partners include: UH SeaGrant, Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health, Paepae o Heeia Fishpond, Kualoa Ranch, and UH Mānoa.

Campus Security

We also encourage you to submit a Silent Witness report if you wish to remain anonymous and it's a non-emergency safety or security concern.

Campus Safety Concerns

If you become aware of a situation that you believe may pose a threat to the safety of the community or one of its members, we encourage you to submit a Student of Concern form to the UH Hilo Care Team.

Physical Health Resources

If you are having a medical emergency and require immediate assistance, please call 911.

Mental Health Resources

Office hours are 7:45am - 4:30pm, Mondays through Fridays (except holidays). Emergencies or crises are handled as expediently as possible by an available counselor.

If you need assistance on an emergency or crisis basis outside of office hours:

If you would like to talk to someone on a crisis or emergency basis, or if you need assistance, please call the 24/7 Crisis Line of Hawaiʻi at 1-800-753-6879. This number will route you to local crisis mobile outreach services.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number is 1-800-273-8255. (Please note: if you call this number from a phone with an out-of-state number, you will be routed to a crisis support center local to that area code.)